Matthew Perry died from the “acute results of the anesthetic ketamine,” in line with the outcomes of an post-mortem on the 54-year-old “Mates” actor launched Friday.
The Los Angeles County Division of Medical Examiner stated within the post-mortem report that Perry additionally drowned in “the heated finish of his pool,” however that it was a secondary consider his Oct. 28 demise, deemed an accident.
The report says coronary artery illness and buprenorphine, which is used to deal with opioid use dysfunction, additionally contributed.
Perry was declared lifeless after being discovered unresponsive at his house within the Pacific Palisades space of Los Angeles. Investigators carried out the post-mortem the next day.
The actor had taken medicine prior to now however had been “reportedly clear for 19 months,” in line with the report. The coroner stated he was reported to have been having ketamine infusion remedy to take care of despair and anxiousness, and his final remedy was 1 1/2 weeks earlier than his demise.
Perry had performed pickleball earlier within the day, the report says, and his assistant, who lives with him, discovered him face down within the pool after coming back from errands.
The assistant informed investigators Perry had not been sick, had not made any well being complaints, and had not proven proof of latest alcohol or drug use.
Perry was open about discussing his struggles with dependancy courting again to his time on “Mates” within the Nineties.
“I beloved all the pieces concerning the present however I used to be scuffling with my addictions which solely added to my sense of disgrace,” he wrote in his 2022 memoir. “I had a secret and nobody may know.”
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